Block 71, a government experiment to bring the startup community under one roof, will double its capacity by the end of the year from its current 250 startups and 1,000 people to around 500 companies....

Criticize the Singapore government all you want for its tightened labor policies, which has made it harder for startups to hire good foreign talent. But it’s undeniable that they’re trying very hard t...

In Singapore’s Budget 2014 address, Finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced a new raft of measures and extensions of existing ones aimed at modernizing the economy and promoting the adoption...

Update on January 15: Added a statement from IDA about its plans. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a government agency in charge of the country’s internet industry, is planning t...

Shiwen is a part-time freelance writer, aspiring entrepreneur and overall generalist interested in exploring, researching and writing. James Chan is the Singapore-based founder and CEO of Silicon Stra...

James Chan is the Singapore-based founder and CEO of Silicon Straits, a ‘tech venture foundry’ focused on Southeast Asia. James is also the principal of Neoteny Labs, a $5 million venture fund co-foun...

Singapore-registered companies who buy and sell bitcoins or exchange the digital currency for other goods and services must pay taxes for these transactions, says the Inland Revenue Authority of Singa...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, has decided not to intervene on whether businesses can accept Bitcoin as a means of transacting goods and services. “Whether or n...

As November 5 came and went, the online community was awash with a mixture of relief, ridicule, and even disappointment at how uneventful the day was despite the promise of action by Messiah of Anonym...